Engraved frontispiece of St. Joseph (to whom the work is dedicated on the t.p.) holding the Christ child, with preachers in a church interior pictured underneath, and quotes from Scriptures copy 1

Dedication, licenses and prologue in Spanish, Vocabulary p. 13-97 in double columns of Spanish and Otomi; Arte del idioma othomi, p. 97-160 in Spanish

Signatures: [par.] [par.] A-K

Title in ornamental and single rule borders, head- and tail-piece

Errata on engraved leaf inserted between p. 12-13, with publisher's announcement in scroll at bottom of leaf, signed Ioseph Fran.co Gomez sc. 1758; blank on verso

Brown, J.C. Cat. 1493-1800

Medina, J.T. México

Viñaza. Bib. lenguas indigenas de America

Palau y Dulcet (2. ed.)

Sabin

John Carter Brown Library has three copies: copy 1 has repairs to frontispiece ill. which is laid in after t.p.; in copies 2 and 3 the scroll on the errata leaf is left blank and date after engraver's name is omitted; copy 3 is imperfect, lacking the frontispiece ill

Former owner inscription on front free end-paper: Henry C. Murphy, from his friend Buckingham Smith, June 30, 1852

John Carter Brown Library copies 1 and 2 bound in contemporary vellum, remnants of ties, inked spines

Provenance of John Carter Brown Library copy 1: Nicolás León : bookplate

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